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FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY FACES RACISM ALLEGATIONS
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- The renowned fashion design school has been slapped with numerous racism allegations
- Last month, a student refused to model certain accessories as they were racist
Last month saw an American-African student refusing to wa...
MICROSOFT IMPLEMENTS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN FASHION
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- Artificial intelligence used to complete quilting
- Microsoft has partnered with Bode, a menswear brand
Technology giant Microsoft has joined hands with menswear brand Bode. They intend to implement artificial intelligence ...
CAPSULE COLLECTIONS’ IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT
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- Capsule collections help brands to experiment with fabrics and different technologies
- At a small scale, it is easier to eliminate the imperfections in comparison with mass production
H&M’s “Conscious Exclu...
TOP FASHION DESIGN SCHOOLS’ CLASSES CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19
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- Parsons School of Design and Fashion Institute of Technology classes have been cancelled as precautionary measures
- Professors may conduct classes online, a decision is yet to be announced regarding costume submissions
To ...
AI TECHNOLOGIES TO BE EXPLORED BY HUNKEMOLLER
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- Hunkemoller has joined hands with Insider to implement latest AI technologies
- Insider is a growth management platform that caters to brands like Levi’s, Puma, Avon, GAP, etc.
Hunkemoller has over 900 stores in 22 na...
THEORY PROMOTES SUSTAINABLE SOURCING OF COTTON
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- The brand has ensured traceability of its cotton for the product range, Good Cotton
- Theory employed a forensic science group that pinpoint the origin of its cotton sources
The fashion brand Theory has ensured that custome...
FASHION TECH STARTUPS SOUGHT TO SOLVE RETAILERS’ PROBLEMS
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- Solutions to retail problems have boosted fashion tech startups’ growth
- The New York Fashion Tech lab partners with retailers to find solutions
The retailers have increased their focus on fashion tech startups which...
VeCHAIN TECHNOLOGY USED IN FASHION
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- The blockchain technology has been used by brand Sarah Regensburger
- VeChain technology is being implemented by the fashion brand to provide manufacturing details to users
The famous sustainable fashion house Sarah Regensb...
FARFETCH HOSTS BOOTCAMP FOR FASHION TECH STARTUPS
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- As a part of Dream Assembly, the startup boot camp was hosted by FarFetch
- It’s a surefire way to build up future partnerships
The online luxury fashion retail company FarFetch was founded in 2007 by Jose Neves. It i...
TECHIES ADOPTION OF FASHION IN THEIR LIFESTYLE
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- Fashion is a way of expression of personality for people
- While technology-oriented people may shy away from being expressive they sure have found ways to make
One thinks of technology and the imagination quickly shifts to...
WILIOT GETS FUNDING FOR INCORPORATING FASHION WITH TRACKING TECHNOLOGY
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- Wiliot has received funding from several MNCs like PepsiCo, Samsung, Verizon, Amazon etc.
- The technology does not need batteries and instead charges via radio signals
$20 million was offered as funding to Wiliot by Verizo...
TEEMILL LAUNCHES REMILL
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- Isle of Wight based fashion platform Teemill specializes in sustainable fashion
- The brand has launched Remill which can be recycled umpteen number of times
Remill has been labeled as circular economy clothing fabric. This...
THREDUP PARTNERS WITH GAP INC.
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- Gap Inc., has entered the resale sector with ThredUP partnership
- As per reports over 56 million women worldwide shopped resold clothes
The resale industry sees a new entrant in the form of Gap Inc. The brand has joined ha...
FASHION TECH: FIT CRITICIZED FOR A RACIST RUNWAY SHOW
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- The major fashion school allowed student Junkai Huang to put up a show which had clear racist undertones
- Model Amy Lefevre protested the same and was asked to adjust for 45 seconds on the runway
The Fashion Institute of T...
FASHION TECH: INTERNATIONAL WOOLMARK PRIZE FOR SUSTAINABLE FASHION
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- Fashion industry is a major contributor to the greenhouse emissions
- The IWP is a platform to bring together young budding designers to promote ideas on sustainable fashion
Fashion industry has been taking steady steps tow...
FASHION TECH: FIT CELEBRATES BLACK HISTORY MONTH
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- The black history month is celebrated to spread the knowledge on African-American culture
- Students from FIT have set up an exhibit on the same called “Black in time”
Black History Month is celebrated in the Un...
FASHION TECH: FASHION CIRCUIT SEEKS HELP FROM ENGINEERS AND STUDENTS FOR SUSTAINABILITY
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- Hackathons are being conducted by fashion brands to develop new ideas
- LVMH and Kering are some of the famous fashion brands behind this trend
Fashion brands are now organizing hackathons to come up with better ideas for s...
FASHION TECH: INCREASED PRESENCE OF TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES AT RUNWAYS
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- More and more fashion shows are being sponsored or presented by tech companies
- Fashion shows are advantageous for tech companies to show their products
Tech companies like Alibaba and Amazon are using their platforms to p...
FASHION TECH: CARBON FOOTPRINT GENERATED BY FASHION WEEK
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- The Fashion weeks are notorious for generating carbon footprint
- Last year’s season saw major brands conduct carbon neutral fashion shows
Burberry, Gucci and Gabriela Hearst all conducted Carbon neutral fashion shows...
FASHION TECH: HEDY OFFERS HIGHLY DISCOUNTED VINTAGE FASHION
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- Fashion retailer Hedy has won customers at both domestic and international markets
- They offer products at heavily discounted prices
The fashion retailer has garnered praise both in the domestic and international circuit. ...